Phenotypes of ultra-rare variant carriers benchmark variant effect scores
Shubhankar Londhe, Eva Holtkamp, George Tsitsiridis, Anna Starovoit, Pedro Tomaz da Silva, Johannes Hingerl, Hilary K. Finucane, Julien Gagneur
The paper benchmarks variant effect scores using UK Biobank data on ultra-rare variant carriers, showing coding and splicing scores better predict protein abundance and traits than transcriptional regulation models.
bioRxiv · Oct 2, 2026 · PreprintGenomics